Kirill Kaprizov was named the NHL's first star of the week.
Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov named NHL's No. 1 star of the week
After overtime goals against Montreal and Boston, Kirill Kaprizov was honored by the league. He totaled seven points in four games.
December 24, 2023 at 6:36PM
The Wild winger had four goals and three assists in four games for the week ending Sunday. He had overtime goals in victories over Boston and Montreal and leads the Wild in scoring with 31 points from 12 goals and 19 assists.
Mika Zibanejad of the Rangers, who had seven points in three games, was second star of the week. Detroit's Patrick Kane, who had eight points in four games, was third star.
The Wild are off until Wednesday, when they play host to Detroit. On Sunday, they sent defenseman Daemon Hunt and forward Jake Lucchini back to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.
